Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in battery

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables
in- -bat-tery
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Of a firearm, in the firing position after recovery from the recoil of a previous discharge.

Questions

What does in battery mean?
Of a firearm, in the firing position after recovery from the recoil of a previous discharge.

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